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Tip

Making it tangy

For a mustardy sauce, stir 1 tbsp of wholegrain mustard in with the crème fraîche. Use 1tbsp of dried tarragon instead of fresh.

Tip

If you want to use a slow cooker...

Brown the chicken, skin-side down in a frying pan for 5 mins. Turn the chicken over then throw in the potatoes and stir to coat. Spread the potatoes along the bottom of the slow cooker, sit the chicken on top, pour over 250ml stock then cover and cook on High for an hour and a half. Remove the chicken and stir in the veg. Put the chicken back on top and cook for another hour until cooked through. Stir in the crème frâiche according to step 3 and serve.

Method

Fry the chicken in the oil in a wide pan for 5 mins on each side. Throw in the potatoes and stir to coat. Pour over the chicken stock, cover and simmer for 10 mins until the potatoes are almost cooked through.

Remove the lid and turn the heat to high. Boil the stock down until it just coats the bottom of the pan. Scatter the vegetables into the pan, cover again and cook the veg for about 3 mins.

Stir in the crème fraîche to make a creamy sauce, season with pepper and salt, if you want, then add the tarragon. Serve straight from the pan.

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Comments

I'm not sure how thinly you would have to slice the potatoes for them to be 'almost cooked' in ten minutes (25 minutes and counting...) but this is otherwise delicious. I have made it several times and sometimes use sage instead of tarragon, and add the herbs with the potatoes.

Made this on New Year's Day as a last minute lunch for a friend. Really enjoyed it and was very surprised at how quick and easy with great flavours. Used chicken thighs instead of chicken breast as I find it too dry and tasteless, Adding dijon mustard at the end is a must. Now on my list of favourite meals.

Not impressed with this recipe, took way longer to cook than recipe suggested - potatoes weren't anywhere near cooked after 10 minutes and they were fairly thinly sliced. It's been on the hob 20 minutes already and I'm still waiting for the stock to reduce. Won't be bothering with this one again.

cooked this for five, my nine year old son loved it as did I, really nice flavour and got him to veg that might not to have appeared so attractive next to a piece of chicken. I did it in the slow cooker using chicken pieces next time might try using meat on the bone as it might be more moist.

i have made this a number of times . cut the new potatoes in half rather than slice as it can go a bit mushy . I also like to add a splash of white wine and some garlic for extra flavour . i sometimes omit the tarragon and use whole grain mustard .

Really easy and was pretty tasty from a quick prep. Second time I made it I used thyme instead of tarragon and added the juice of half a lemon after reducing the stock. Will definitely be making it again.

One of my favourite receipes to make. So easy and very tasty. Sometimes make a veg only version (mushrooms are a fab addition) as am trying to follow WW diet and this keeps points down whilst still having fab meal.

Really easy and tasty recipe and only 1 pan to wash up! I made extra for 3 people and threw in broccoli, asparagus, courgette and green beans. Used half fat creme fraiche to make it healthier. Will definitely become a family favourite

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